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SUBMITTER: Sanders JL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4155925 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sanders Justin L JL Lawrence Christian C Nichols Donald K DK Brubaker Jeffrey F JF Peterson Tracy S TS Murray Katrina N KN Kent Michael L ML
Diseases of aquatic organisms 20100701 1
Zebrafish Danio rerio are important models for biomedical research, and thus, there is an increased concern about diseases afflicting them. Here we describe infections by Pleistophora hyphessobryconis (Microsporidia) in zebrafish from 3 laboratories. As reported in other aquarium fishes, affected zebrafish exhibited massive infections in the skeletal muscle, with no involvement of smooth or cardiac muscle. In addition, numerous spores within macrophages were observed in the visceral organs, incl ...[more]